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Kaleen Cameron, Traces, Untitled, N.24, 2025, Acrylic, marble dust, crushed rock, and pigment on raw canvas,approx. 51 x 51 cm (20 x 20 in) © The Artist

A Space for Stillness – 3 Questions for Kaleen Cameron

Stillness is a receptive state – one that creates space for the subtle and for what only becomes visible once the mind settles. This quality of stillness lies at the heart of Kaleen Cameron’s work. Through her restrained compositions, the Oakland-based artist invites viewers into a slower, more present way...

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A Space for Stillness – 3 Questions for Kaleen Cameron

Stillness is a receptive state – one that creates space for the subtle and for what only becomes visible once the mind settles. This quality of stillness lies at the heart of...

Minimalist Art

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Liam Stevens – Exploring the Duality of Environment

Liam Stevens (b.1985), a London-based artist, creates works of art that are woven together with...

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Morgan Stokes – Investigating The Concept of Virtual Gaze

Morgan Stokes is an Australian emerging artist born in 1990 who ruminates on the virtual...

Art Editorials

Should We Stop Looking For Meaning in (minimalist) Art?

When it comes to abstract minimalist art, I enjoy watching the reactions of viewers. I...

Brent Wadden, Untitled, 2018, handwoven fibers, wool, cotton and acrylic on canvas, 232 cm × 232 cm × 4 cm © Brent Wadden via Pace Gallery

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Brent Wadden – Woven Paintings

Brent Wadden (b. 1979 in Nova Scotia, Canada) creates abstract, woven paintings. His oeuvre is...

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Interviews

Insights into the visions and philosophies of minimalist artists and designers.

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Steingrímur Gauti in his studio. Photography by Eva Schram

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Between Precision and Serendipity – A Conversation With Artist Jean Philippe Lagouarde

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Is Minimalist Art Too Intellectual?

It shouldn’t be a surprise that I’m a big fan of minimalist art. I love writing about this subject and exploring it. The thoughts, spiritual and/or philosophical background of the artist particularly...

Head and neck from a marble figure, Early Cycladic II, 2700–2500 BCE, Marble, 6.6 cm x 3.8 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA and Public Domain

Is Cycladic Art the Origin of Minimalist Aesthetics?

The assumption that a minimalist and abstract aesthetic is a style of the modern era seems plausible at first glance. But what inspired artists of that time to reduce their works so...

How the Mere-Exposure-Effect affects our perception of aesthetics

In conversations with designer and artist friends, I’ve been talking a lot lately about how everything looks the same right now. The same colors and shapes are everywhere. Sure, if something is...

Minimalism in Art: Is It Really That Simple?

In one of my last columns, I explored the question of what makes minimalist art so controversial and whether it can be too minimalist. This week I would like to elaborate on...

Does Minimalist Art Always Look the Same?

I recently had a thought-provoking conversation about minimalist art. My counterpart, a collector of figurative...

Beyond the Surface: The Complexity of Minimalist Art

Until the beginning of the 20th century, art served primarily as a mere representation of...

Abstract Minimalist Painting, created with Midjourney

Is It Possible to Feel an Emotional Connection to AI-Generated Art?

Lately, artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly expanded its influence on the art world. Not only...

Black Minimalist Chair, Image created with Midjourney

Does Minimalist Design Mean a Loss of Identity?

“Less is more” – this phrase coined by Mies van der Rohe has long established...

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